Anyway, now I have to eliminate 9,000 more products! Ugh. I'm just doing hydrolized first and will do panthenol later.

So I'm wondering if Silk proteins is the same as Hydrolized - b/c I just read in that other thread I posted that anything "hydrolized" is next on the list (next to wheat) for protein sensitive - some products have "hydrolized" and others just have silk or whatever.

Bye bye repair me!

The shea moisture line has "silk protein" but it's not hydrolized.

Since when did I become a chemist?

3b/fine/normal porosity/normal elasticity

LOVES behentrimonium methosulfate (don't ask me to pronounce that!)

Want to grow it long again!
And simply want to figure out this hair of mine!

Yeah, when I saw deva in your siggy I thought wow, I'm impressed that anyone can use that - esp. arc angell - that stuff was instantly drying and crazy damaging to my hair.

Originally Posted by LilaGirl

My hair looked SO GOOD the first two days I had people complimenting it everywhere I went. I never, ever get hair compliments. When I got the first one I actually turned around to see who was standing behind me because it didn't register that someone was saying, "I love your hair," to me!

It was fun for awhile, but if looking good for two days means burlap rope the rest of the week it's not worth it.

Is Hops protein? I don't have many gels and I used the DevaCare because I thought it was supposed to be moisturizing. It's fantastic for definition and getting rid of frizz...but I'm thinking it's going to be awhile before I brave using it again. *sigh*

Hops, like many plant extracts, can feel protein like on hair, though it's more common in coarser hair. I can't stand hops, except in AOHR, where they seem overpowered by the other stuff. Brittle city with the hops. There's a reason people used beer in hair. Hops help for those who need it.

I truly think it's the protein - I'm thinking hydrolized, but I don't know if just plain silk protein is a problem. We'll see - lots of experimenting to do - but I'm desperate - I've lost SO MUCH HAIR!

3b/fine/normal porosity/normal elasticity

LOVES behentrimonium methosulfate (don't ask me to pronounce that!)

Want to grow it long again!
And simply want to figure out this hair of mine!

I truly think it's the protein - I'm thinking hydrolized, but I don't know if just plain silk protein is a problem. We'll see - lots of experimenting to do - but I'm desperate - I've lost SO MUCH HAIR!

Originally Posted by LilaGirl

Double check the cones issue - I am pretty sure PM The Detangler has cones. My hair was incredibly tangly pre-cg, and I think it was from layering of cones.

Okay, so here's what I did today out of "instinct" - looking for feedback.

I did a Prell wash - major clarifying.

I then put mayo, olive oil, and egg on my hair - it was about 2 cups full!

Here's the interesting thing, after about 2 hours on my hair (and with a little heat at the end), my hair ABSORBED ALL OF IT! there was practically nothing to wash out.

I detangled with KCKT ( and still didn't get as much slip as I'd like) So since I didn't get slip, nor did my hair feel particularly soft, I put gobs of biolage conditioning balm on my hair - just so it can feel moisturized! It ABSORBED THAT TOO!! Totally soaked it up!

So I was thinking, I want to add some oil since I RO'd the Bioloage, but no much was left to RO, so I sprayed on some Giovanni Vitapro Fusion and raked that through and then scrunched in KCCC (which is always pretty safe for me - at least I think).

We'll see what I get.

Any thoughts??

3b/fine/normal porosity/normal elasticity

LOVES behentrimonium methosulfate (don't ask me to pronounce that!)

Want to grow it long again!
And simply want to figure out this hair of mine!

Wowsers!!! You SURE your hair doesn't like protein? Bc that's a lot of absorption, which makes me think you are porous!

I add honey, EVOO, and a little ACV to my RO. (i'll use that as my DT, too.) That has helped with my moisture issues. I also co-wash whenever possible, and if I low-poo or clarify, I usually coat my ends with condish first. (sometimes even on dry hair.)

It does seem like your hair is incredibly porous. I started to think this when you said it was slurping up KCKT...and then GVP Balm...But then when you said it drank in mayo, eggs, etc. ...WOW. (It's hungry too!)

Even with a "Prell" wash, I cannot imagine non-porous hair being that absorbent. When is the last time you did a "floaty" test?

If your hair was coated with cones, I don't think it would be able to suck in all that stuff. I think your hair would feel sticky; not to mention phenomenally greasy.

Do you color your hair? (I can't remember what you said about this, sorry)

Did you have your hair analyzed very recently?

Could it possibly be your water stripping every last bit of moisture from your scalp? I moved to AZ from SoCAL last June, and the difference in the water is remarkable. Whenever I hear anyone in AZ complaining about the "hard" water, I know for sure they've never lived in LA. The water back there feels like rinsing with sand compared to the water here, and I don't have a water softener. At some point, could your hair have been absorbing too much water, and the heaviness led to trouble?